Darklight: The New World

Part 30: Truce

Both Draz and Ana nodded as Soran turned away from them and disappeared in front of their eyes in a flash of purple light. 

“That man has powers that I doubt we’ll ever understand” Draz said out loud. Ana turned to him.

“Are you sure about this?” she asked. Draz continued to stare out of the window, eyes unfocussed. He wasn’t. He wasn’t sure at all. But right now there were three power plays: Vittoria, Rammachandra and Soran. The humans of Utopia and the Skry were caught right in the middle of what could be a bloodbath that could tear the planet apart.

“Yes” Draz said finally. “Both Vittoria and Rammachandra want something, and that something involves changing the world i bet” he explained. “Rammachandra wanted the world as hers, and I expect that kind of megalomania runs in the family”.

“And Soran’s much better is he?” She asked. Draz turned to her and smiled.

“Soran’s no better than the Leon sisters. But he wants to keep the world as it is at least. That’s all we can hope for”.

Ana looked at him with a frown.

“And now what?” she asked as there was a quiet beep in her ear and Draz’s comms device flickered with light. Anna touched her temple to activate the message and Draz read the message he had just received.

“Now we see High Matriarch Natasha, and give word of this skirmish to no-one”. 

***

The holographic projector flickered to life in Vittoria’s penthouse. It was Natasha. Well, it was her soul fragment contacting her in the body of Natasha. This was getting confusing even for her.

“We need to expedite the plan” Natasha told Vittoria. “She’s too much. I can’t hold her back for much longer”.

She didn’t have Draz and there was no word from the other individual involved in the plan. But that didn’t matter. Frankly she wasn’t fussed about that, she could enact her plan without anyone’s help if she needed to.

“Without Draz’s knowledge and our partner this is going to be difficult” she said to the hologram of Natasha.

“Would you rather that or both of us perish?” Natasha replied. She had a point.

“Ok. Make the preparations. I’ll be at the site shortly”.

“Of course. I’ve sent for the Lords”. Natasha smiled at Vittoria, who returned the grin.

“We’re really going to do this? After all this time?” Natasha asked.

“Yes indeed we are” Vittoria replied. “Heir Vigilis”.